bequest

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/bɪˈkwɛst/

noun 5verb 1

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(noun.)

ADJ

generous, large, substantial

My grandmother left a substantial bequest to her favorite charity in her will.

small | charitable

VERB + BEQUEST

leave (sb), make (sb)

She left a generous bequest to the local hospital in her will.

receive

PREP

by ~

Her grandmother's jewelry collection came to her by bequest when she turned twenty-one.

~ from

She received a generous bequest from her grandmother's estate after the funeral.

~ to

Definitions

noun

The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.

The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.

2006 SHERRY CLODMAN & EDWARD H. PEARCE: Well Advised. p.25 Civil Sector Press →ISBN A specific bequest is the gift of a specific sum of money, or the gift of a specific property or a particular asset. Perhaps the most common type of bequest, and undoubtedly the most certain, it is the first to be paid after the settlement of estate debts.

That which is left by will; a legacy.

That which has been handed down or transmitted.

Yet some odor of religion is still lingering here, the bequest of pious souls, who had grace to enjoy a foretaste of immortal life.

A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.

verb

To give as a bequest; bequeath.

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Synonyms

noun — (law) a gift of personal property by will

legacy

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Idioms & Phrases

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Wiktionary

Yet some odor of religion is still lingering here, the bequest of pious souls, who had grace to enjoy a foretaste of immortal life.

Wiktionary

His generous bequest enabled the church to continue funding the youth group.

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Did the bequest cover the cost of recruiting a professor?

Tatoeba · #9969669

He left a large bequest to the Mozilla Foundation.

Tatoeba · #10059791

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